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M2.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-18 07:08:27 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on August 18, 2025 at 07:08 UTC. With a focal depth of about 17 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
f229213d343bb16bcc40d66f965ed4ffc7b625d5
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
17.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-18 07:08:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Doğanşehir
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.99600, 37.68250
Temperature
28.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17.4 km
Shallow
17.4 km
17.4 km — deeper than the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Doğanşehir

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 42 Catalogue entries

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